Method and system for utilizing network conditions feedback for improving quality of a collaborative media production

A method of producing a combined media production, comprising:

• receiving, by a media production service provided by a media production element, a plurality of uplink data streams, each uplink data stream from a respective electronic device that is registered to an event, the event being a live situation from which the electronic devices simultaneously produce and transmit the uplink data streams to the media production service in respective uplink data sessions;
• receiving, by the media production service, network condition information for the plurality of uplink data streams from a network assistance service;
• and
• selecting, by the media production service, a first uplink data stream from the plurality of uplink data streams, based at least partially on the network condition information, to include in the combined media production during a first time segment.

A network element that hosts a network assistance service, comprising a network interface and a control circuit configured to:

• obtain data regarding a plurality of uplink data sessions that have been registered to an event, each uplink data session being between a respective electronic device of the plurality of electronic devices and a media production service provided by a media production element, the event being a live situation from which the plurality of electronic devices simultaneously produce and transmit uplink media streams to the media production service in the respective uplink data sessions, allowing the media production service to create a combined media production using selections and combinations of content from the uplink media streams provided by the plurality of electronic devices;
• collect connection status information about radio conditions of one or more of the uplink media streams of the plurality of data streams during the event;
• determine network condition information from the connection status information, wherein the network condition information is regarding network conditions for the plurality of electronic devices;
• and
• transmit network condition information to the media production service to help the media production service decide which uplink media streams to use in the combined media production.